Rising scourge of e-waste a ‘catastrophe’ for environment: UN
Paris (AFP) - The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the ...
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US finalizes ban on last form of asbestos in use
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration on Monday finalized a rule banning the last remaining form of asbestos in ...
Flying high: UK’s modern-day green airship takes shape
Bedford (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Britain's innovative Airlander 10 airship could soon take to the skies to offer leisure passengers ...
Activists protest Tesla plant expansion in Germany
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Several hundred people demonstrated Sunday against plans by Tesla to expand its electric car factory near ...
Expert says ‘no immediate danger’ from sunken ship off Yemen
Brest (France) (AFP) - The sinking of a bulk carrier carrying thousands of tonnes of fertiliser off Yemen after a ...
Turkey under pressure to shut down gold mine after landslide
Istanbul (AFP) - Calls grew in Turkey on Wednesday to shut down a controversial gold mine as hopes dimmed of ...
Turkey under pressure to shut down gold mine after landlside
Istanbul (AFP) - Calls grew in Turkey on Wednesday to shut down a controversial gold mine as hopes dimmed of ...
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